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E. C. GIPE.

FILE CONVEYER. APPLICATION FILED-JULY 2.1914.

1,19%51. Patented Aug. 29, 1916.

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E. C. GIPE.

FILE CONVEYER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 2.1914.

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EMANUEL C. GIPE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO THE BOVTE RING-POINT COMPANY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

FILE-CONVEYER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 2%, 19 16..

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EMANUEL C. GIPE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in File-Conveyers, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which corresponding letters of reference in the different figures indicate like parts.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and effective carrier for use upon elevated ways, for the transfer and delivery of bills, vouchers and other similar pa pers from one department to another of an ollice, store or other place of business.

To these ends my invention consists in the combination of elements hereinafter more particularly described and definitely pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is an elevation showing a receiving station and a portion of an elevated way leading thereto. Fig. 2 is a like view showing the sending station and carrier. Fig. 3 is a sectional view in plan taken upon the line 3-, Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is an enlarged central vertical sectional view of a car showing means for gripping and releasing the article to be carried, the respective parts being shown as they would appear when in position to cause a release. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of said car, and Fig. 6 is a sectional view corresponding to Fig. 4, except that the gripping and releasing parts are shown in reversed positions respectively.

Referring to the drawings, 1, Fig. '2, indicates a hanger depending from a ceiling and having a well known form of bracket 2, attached to the lower end thereof. Pivoted at 3, to said bracket, is a bar 1, having a wire 5, secured to its forward end. A bar 6, has its rear end jointedly connected at 7 to the rear'end of the bar 4, while to its forward end is attached a. wire 8. A bracket 9 is formed upon the bar 6, which bracket serves as a support for a handle 10, and a buffer and catch mechanism generally designated by 11, is adapted to engage and serve as a cushioning member for a car 12, having the usual upper and lower wheels 13 and 14:, between which the wires 5 and 8 are interposed. Said wires are carried upwardly upon a grade or incline, the upper ends being attached in a well known way through jointed connections to a bracket 15, Fig. 1, secured to the lower end of a hanger 16, depending from a stationary support above.

The wires 5 and 8 at the upper end of the grade are arranged and remain close together, while at the lower end they are adapted to be separated when a downward stress is applied to the handle 10, the separation tending to propel the car forwardly. The buffer 11, is provided with spring controlled catches 17, to engage laterally extended lugs upon the car and hold it in a normal position at the station. A downward pull upon the handle however, serves to carry the catches with it and to release the car.

The device so far described is old and constitutes what is known as a spread-wire system, which, in the example illustrated, I have shown as being what I consider the preferable means for propelling the car although any other means may be employed for that purpose in connection with a double or single wire or other way without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Jointedly or otherwise secured to the bracket 15, is a supporting member 18, Figs. 1 and 8, having laterally extended lugs 19, for the support of rods 20, which are loosely projected through bores therein, the forward ends being connected to a bufl'er head 21. Coiled springs 22, are interposed between said buifer head and one pair of said lugs, while like springs 23 are interposed between the other pair of lugs and retaining nuts or washers 2a.

The only difference between the buffer 11, and that just described, is that the spring catches 17 of the former are omitted and the head 21 is provided with diverging fingers 25, to serve as guides or fenders to counteract such lateral swing of the car as may occur and direct it against a central buffing-block 26, which latter is preferably formed from compressed fiber or other suitable material adapted to withstand impact. A nose or head 27, Figs. 2, 4 and 5, is formed upon the forward end of the car to engage said buffer-block, the impact with which is adapted to cause a rebound of the car which is thereby returned to the sending station and automatically locked in position. It

7 way between its ends, is a substantially verwtieal rigid supporting member 28, having an open ring or frame like part 29, formed upon its lower end for the purpose hereinafter stated, said part 29 being arranged in a plane at right angles to that of the body of the car. Supported loosely in bores formed in the parts 27 and 28, so as to slide therein, is a rod 30, Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive, the rear end of which is jointedly connected by means of a pin 31, to a bar 32, said pin extending through an elongated opening 33, in said bar. The lower end of said bar is pivotally connected by means of a pin 34, to a lug 35, formed upon and extending rearwardly from the part 28. A gripping dog 36, is pivoted to the car frame by means of a pin 37, the lower end of said dog, which is slightly beveled upon its inner face, being adapted to contact with the front of the support 28. A bent arm 38 is caused to press against the rod 30, by means of a coiled spring 39, interposed between it and the part 28, said spring being seated in a suitable cavity 40, formed in said support, and arranged to engage a lug 41, upon the arm 38. A pin 42, is attached rigidly to the support 28, and is projected forwardly through an enlarged opening '43, in the gripping dog 36, to serve as a stop for the purpose hereinafter stated. A notch 44 is formed in the under face of the rod 30, which notch is so positioned as to be opposite the free end of the arm 38, when the rod is in its extreme forward position as shown in Fig. 6, and away from said arm when the position of said rod is reversed as shown in Fig. 4. When in the latter position, the end of the arm 38'is adapted to bear against the rod, thereby holding the lower end of the dog 36 out of contact with the support 28. 'As soon however, as the rod 30, is pushed forward so as to bring the notch opposite to the end of the arm, the action of the spring 39 causes the dog to be pressed against the part 28.

Pivoted at 45, upon the part 32, is a dog generally designated by 46, having a detent 47, which is so adjusted as to bear against the under side of a shoulder-or projection 48, when the part 32 is in a vertical position as shown in Fig. 6. A coiled spring 49, interposed between a shoulder 50, formed upon or attached to the part 32, and the mg, carrying and releasing the bill, voucher outer end 51, of the part 46, serves to hold the dog 46 in a normal position.

The rod 30, is so adjusted that when in its extreme rearward position as shown in Fig. 4, the forward end will be substantially flush with the face of the nose or buffer portion 27 but when reversed as shown in Fig. 6, the forward end will extend beyond said face as indicated in dotted lines at 52, Fig. 4. hen in said first named position the detent 47 will stand above the shoulder 48, and will thereby serve as a guard to prevent the accidental forward movement of the rod 30. Such movement, however, may be accomplished by pressing forward upon the part 51 until the detent is lowered sufliciently to pass beneath the part 48, when a continuation of the pressure will cause the rod to be advanced until the end of-the arm 38 is caused to enter the notch 44, thereby permitting the gripping dog 36, to act. In the meantime, if a strip of paper, such for example, as a bill, card or voucher 53, is held against the front face of the part 29, with its upper edge against the pin 42, it will be gripped by the part 36, and held firmly against the front faces of the parts 28 and 29, ready to be carried to the receiving station and impaled upon a spindle 54, which is rigidly attached to a depending arm 55, Fig. 1, so as to hold said spindle beneath and substantially parallel with the buffer rods 20.

The operation of said device is as follows: Upon placing the voucher or other paper in position as described, the operator pulls downwardly upon the handle 10 thereby swiftly forwarding the car to the receiving station. The spindle 54, is of such a length as to project beyond the buffer block and toward the sending station sufliciently to puncture and pass through the paper 53, before the car is arrested by the buffer. As the car is advanced the projecting end of the rod 30, is caused to engage the buffer block 26, thereby pushing said rod back to the position shown in Fig. 4, and releasing the gripping member 36, from its hold upon the bill. At the same instant the nose 27 contacts with the buffer block which causes a rebound of the car and the return thereof to the sending station, thereby leaving the impaled bill 53, suspended upon the spindle as shown in Fig. 1. It is obvious that any desired number of bills or papers within the capacity of the gripping member, may

be transmitted at once and that the operation may be repeated indefinitely, the papers so forwarded being removed at will by an attendant at the receiving station. The purpose of the part 29, is to serve as a backing to hold the paper in proper position to cause it to be impaled upon the spindle. I do not wish to be limited to the specific form of car, transmission mechanism or other features, inasmuch as all may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. A device for transmitting and delivering papers from one station to another, comprising, in combination, an elevated way, a car mounted to travel thereon, means for propelling said car, clamping means upon said car for holding a paper in position to be moved into positive contact with receiving means, receiving means located at a receiving station for entering into positive holding relation with said paper when dclivered thereto and releasing means for releasing said clamping means upon the arrival of the car at said station.

2. A device or" the class described, com

prising an elevated way interposed between a sending and a receiving station, a car mounted to travel upon said way, means at said receiving station for arresting said car, means upon said car for holding a paper during the transit of said car from station to station, means at said receiving station for engaging said holding means to cause the release of said paper, and means at said receiving station for receiving and holding said paper.

3. A device of the class described, comprising an elevated way interposed between a sending and a receiving station, a car mounted thereon, car-arresting means at said receiving station, means upon said car 'for holding a paper during transit, means at said receiving station for releasing said holding means by the impact of the car, and means thereat for receiving and holding said paper.

4. A device of the class described, comprising, in combination, an elevated way located between sending and receiving stations, a car mounted to travel forward and back over the same length of way, yielding means upon said car for grasping a paper during transit, holding means at said receiving station for detachably making fast to said paper while still held by said yielding grasping means and tripping means at said receiving station to release said paper and permit it to be positively held by said holding means.

5. A device of the class described, comprising an elevated way interposed between a sending and a receiving station, a car mounted upon said way, resilient means at said receiving station for arresting the progress of the car and causing it to rebound for the purpose of returning it to the sending station, yielding means releasable by the impact of the car at said receiving station for holding a paper during transit, and a spindle at said receiving station for puncturing said paper and holding the same when released by said holding means upon said car.

6. A device of the class described, comprising an upwardly inclined elevated way arranged to connect a sending with a receiving station, a car mounted thereon, a buffer at said receiving station to receive the impact of said car and cause its reversal, gripping means releasable by the impact of the car against said buffer for holding a paper during transit and stationary means at said receiving station for puncturing and holding said paper when brought into contact therewith by the movement of the car.

7. A device of the class described, comprising an elevated inclined way located between a sending station at a given level and a receiving station at a higher level, a car mounted to travel upon said way, spring controlled gripping means upon said car for holding a paper during transit, trigger actuated means for releasing said gripping means by the impact of the trigger against a stop at the receiving station, a trigger rcleasing stop at the receiving station and a spindle at said receiving station upon which said paper may be impaled at the instant prior to the release of the trigger.

8. A device of the class described, comprising, in combination, a carrier way be tween sending and receiving stations, a carrier mounted to travel on said way, carrier propelling means, means on said carrier for detachably holding an article during transit, means at the receiving station for detachably making fast to said article upon arrival thereat simultaneously with the release ot said holding means and means for releasing said holding means to permit a positive retention of said article by said means for detachably making fast thereto.

9. A device of the class described, comprising a way interposed between sending and receiving stations, a car mounted there- 011, means for holding an article during transit, means at the receiving station for releasing said holding means, and means for automatically locking said holding means in a released position until arbitrarily unlocked at the sending station.

10. A device of the class described, comprising an elevated way interposed between a sending and a receiving station, a car mounted upon said way, means 011 the car for holding a paper during transit, a paper receiving means at the receiving station including an element to puncture said paper on the arrival of the car thereto and means at the receiving station to release said holding means.

11. A device ofthe class described, comprising an elevated way interposed between a sending and a receiving station, a car mounted upon said way, a normally open gripping device on the car for holding the paper during transit, a catch to hold said grip closed and means at the receiving station to release said catch.

12. A device of the class described, comprising an elevated Way, a car mounted to travel on said Way, means on the car for holding a paper during transit, a receiving station on said Way including an element adapted to puncture the paper, said holding means supporting the paper along areas at either side of the path of said element.

13. A device of the class described, comprising an elevated Way, a car mounted to travel on said Way, means on the car for holding a paper during transit, a receiving 15 EMANUEL C. GIPE.

\Vitnesses DAVID H. FLETCHER, LESLIE W. FRICKE.

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